Focus Hero vs Study Timer for Students
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Hero
This app combines a Pomodoro timer with an RPG to help you achieve goals and conquer procrastination. Earn rewards by completing focus sessions, level up your hero, and explore a gamified world. It's designed to combat distraction and phone addiction.
- Pomodoro productivity timer
- RPG gamification for motivation
- Hero leveling and loot system
- 2D platforming adventure
- Offline mode
- App blocking for focus
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Unleash Your Productivity with Focus Hero - your Focus, Productivity, and Study Timer! Combining a pomodoro productivity timer with a motivating RPG to help achieve your goals: study better, conquer distraction, and crush procrastination YOUR JOURNEY: - Complete pomodoro focus sessions to build productive habits - As you conquer your goals, your hero levels up, finds loot, and earns Focus Energy - Spend Focus Energy to explore a growing RPG - Built in a game engine with old school pixelart, you can: - Explore a 2D platforming adventure - Battle enemies - Save allies from Lethargloom - Cultivate your forest with 80 fabulous flora ...but all gamification is locked behind hours of focus time and concentration. Finally, escape game addiction, phone addiction, and distraction using gamification to help stay focused on your goals! Whether working, studying, or just being present, Focus Hero is your life coach, helping avoid distraction, manage distraction symptoms, and stay focused on your goals FEATURES TO LOVE: Aesthetic pomodoro timer with ambient sounds for study, work, and mindful focus sessions Regular rewards help with motivation and alleviate distraction symptoms - a great tool to help minds stay focused STRICT pomodoro: Block other apps and reduce phone addiction for bonus XP OFFLINE mode: pomodoro productivity timer works offline including local notifications and alarms Adventure: Motivation from RPG gamification, loot, planting flora in your forest, and exploring CONNECT WITH US As a solo developer, I need your feedback! Contact me directly at focusheroapp@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Study Timer for Students
This app helps students improve focus during study sessions. It functions as a timer and tracker for academic subjects, aiding in concentration for school or university work.
- Study focus timer
- Subject tracking
- Pomodoro technique support
- University study aid
- School subject management
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Study timer is the #1 App for focusing on your study. It lets you focusing while studying for your school or university subjects, while keeping track of them. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/47498420
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Study Timer for Students at 100% against Focus Hero's 65%. Study Timer for Students also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Focus Hero's advantage is ratings volume (3.2K vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Focus Hero sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Study Timer for Students sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Study Timer for Students holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Hero has 3.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Focus Hero's written reviews are positive against 100% of Study Timer for Students's.
Focus Hero ships an update every 2 weeks, Study Timer for Students every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Focus Hero | Study Timer for Students |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.2K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 326 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Focus Hero Ltd | Francesco Paciello |
Customer experience
Focus Hero
Study Timer for Students
Bugs and requests
Focus Hero
Reported bugs
5 issues- Losing progress and rewards when app crashes or is closed
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
- Adventure mode and equipment not saving properly
- Sound effects not working as expected
- Difficulty progressing past early game content
Requested features
5 requests- More customization options for character and home
- Ability to manually track tasks outside of timed sessions
- Smoother integration with other apps and devices
- Improved feedback and notifications for completed tasks
- Adjustable timer lengths and more flexible focus modes
Study Timer for Students
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focus Hero
- Focus Hero Membership Weekly$6.997 Days
- Focus Hero Membership Monthly$12.991 Month
- Focus Hero Secret Offer -60%$29.991 Year
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- Focus Hero Membership Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Focus Hero Membership Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Focus Hero Membership Annual14 Days trial$59.991 Year
Study Timer for Students
- Unlimited access$0.991 Month
- Unlimited access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Unlimited access$29.991 Year
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